PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Marcos Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marcos Nogueira
vs
Crusher

191 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
245 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Marcos Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira throws out a leg kick but Crusher moves out of range and Nogueira only half commits.
Crusher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crusher wants it to stay on the feet.
Antonio Marcos Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Crusher. No joy for Nogueira on that attempt.
Crusher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira has his takedown stuffed

and Crusher counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Marcos Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crusher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nogueira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nogueira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet but Crusher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Crusher drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nogueira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nogueira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nogueira!
Crusher is looking to regain half guard here but Nogueira keeps moving and retains side control.

Nogueira is trying to get an arm triangle but Crusher is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nogueira wants to take a breather but Crusher is having none of it.
Crusher is looking to improve his position.

Nogueira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crusher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nogueira.

Crusher actively working from the bottom here.

Crusher kicks off Nogueira and gets to his feet.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nogueira fails with the takedown

and Crusher counters with a takedown into side control.
Crusher tries to advance to mount but can't.
Crusher throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nogueira gets back to half guard.
Nogueira trying to hold on to Crusher's head to control him but Crusher postures up.
Crusher wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crusher thows a huge punch but Nogueira dodges it nicely.
Nogueira is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to control but Crusher is keeping busy and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nogueira tries to clinch

so Crusher counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crusher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crusher tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
Nogueira working a defensive guard here.
Nogueira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crusher is controlling him.
Crusher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nogueira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nogueira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nogueira looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crusher is avoiding damage well.

Nogueira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Crusher is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Crusher is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira.
Nogueira trying to control from half guard but Crusher is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Crusher dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Crusher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nogueira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crusher trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nogueira manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Nogueira trying to control but Crusher is working from the bottom.

Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Crusher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crusher manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Crusher's guard.

Crusher has his foot on Nogueira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nogueira works his way back into a safe position though.
Kid Crusher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Crusher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira passes Crusher's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Crusher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crusher manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Crusher keeps moving.

Crusher has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nogueira off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nogueira has his takedown stuffed

and Crusher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crusher is controlling him.
Crusher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
Crusher thows a big elbow that misses.
Crusher is breathing heavily.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crusher is one step ahead there.
Crusher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nogueira trying to control the position.
Crusher passes Nogueira's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crusher.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crusher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt

and Crusher counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nogueira won't be happy with that.
Nogueira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Crusher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crusher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Nogueira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nogueira is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crusher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira has one foot on Crusher's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Donk. Nogueira catches Crusher right on the button with a cross.
Nogueira misses with a body kick.
Crusher avoids the head kick by Nogueira.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
Antonio Marcos Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Crusher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nogueira's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Marcos Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira wants to stand up but Crusher is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Crusher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Crusher moves out of range of the body kick.
Nogueira tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Crusher counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crusher throwing strikes from guard but Nogueira blocks nicely.
Nogueira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crusher is pushing down on Nogueira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nogueira is fighting to maintain full guard but Crusher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Crusher thows a huge punch but Nogueira dodges it nicely.
Nogueira is looking to control Crusher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nogueira avoid being mounted?
Crusher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nogueira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Crusher is looking for a kimura but Nogueira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crusher to get the leverage.
Crusher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Crusher is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Crusher is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nogueira gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nogueira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crusher manages to get himself to full guard.
Crusher keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Crusher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nogueira wants to get up but he can't break Crusher's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nogueira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crusher's head.
Nogueira won't allow Crusher to sweep him here.
Crusher keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Nogueira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Nogueira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nogueira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogueira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nogueira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crusher.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Crusher moves out of range.
Nogueira misses with the body kick

and Crusher counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nogueira's guard now.
Crusher stops Nogueira from standing up.
Nogueira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crusher throws a strike but Nogueira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Antonio Marcos Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crusher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nogueira is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira passes into half guard.
Crusher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crusher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nogueira.
Nogueira thows a huge punch but Crusher dodges it nicely.
Nogueira wants to control but Crusher is keeping him busy.
Crusher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nogueira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Crusher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crusher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Crusher!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

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